World time chart



G. E. MURPHY 2,039,921

WORLD T IME CHART Filed Jan. 11, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 May 5, 1936. G. E. MURPHY WORLD TIME CHART Filed Jan. 11, 193e 2 sheets-sheet 2 Patented May 5, 1936 I UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE 2,039,921 WORLD TIME cnam'- George Edwin Murphy,'Averill Park, N. Y. "ApplicationA January 11, 193s, serial No. 58,167

zo claims.V (o1. 23a-ss) This invention is a novel world time chart particularly adapted for use in connection with international business transactions between persons located in different time zones; also useful in connection' with Shortwave radio reception by persons interested in world events; and useful as an educational novelty or the like; and the principal object of the invention is to provide a world time chart which may be arranged for any parl0 ticular time zone, for any country or group of countries, or for certain radio stations of anyl country or group of countries.

A further object of the invention is to provide means associated with the chart whereby the time desired, in relation to the particular time zone for which the chart isv designed, will be visibly denoted as being of past, present or future date, contrasting colors being preferably utilized for this purpose, said means comprising an international date line adiustor disk adapted to influence all the time zones of the chart in the proper operation thereof.

A still further object of the invention is to pro-v vide a time chart which may be readily mounted on an easel to be placed on radio cabinets, or may be mounted upon the face of the cabinet itself; also a time chart which in larger sizes might be mounted upon easels or hung on the walls of school rooms and. used as an educational device. Other objects of the invention will be hereinafter set forth.

I will explain the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings which illustrate several practical -embodiments thereof to enable others familiar with the vart to adopt and use the same; and will summarize in the claims the novel features of construction, and novel combinations of parts, for which protection is desired.

' In said drawingszs Fig. 1 is a plan view of one form of chart 'featuring eastern standard time. j

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the base disk of the chart shown in Fig. l and showing the dateline ladjuster disk mounted thereon and disposed in normal position.

Fig. 2a .is a partial plan view of the base disk shown in Fig. 2, but showing the date-line adjustor disk rotated slightly from normal position 50. to expose an arcuate length of one colored field between the tab and the slit in the cover sheet.

, Fig. 3 is a plan view of the face disk of the chart shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the date-line adjustor 55 disk of the chart shown innig. 1.

Fig. 5v is a plan view of the hour hand disk of the chart shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a partial plan view of the chart shown in Fig. 1 showing the hour hand disk in shifted position. 5

Fig. 7 is a partial plan view of a modified chart featuring eastern standard time, showing the hour hand disk and date-line adjustor disk in another adjusted position.

Fig. 8 is a partial plan view of a chart modified 1o to feature the time zone for England.

Fig. 9 is a plan view of the date-line adjustor disk of the chart shown in Fig. 8, and

Fig. 10 is a plan View of the hour hand disk of the chart shown in Fig. 8. lt'

The chart consists of four circular disks comprising a base disk l, a face disk 2 xedly mounted upon but spaced from the base disk, and a date-line adjuster disk 3 and an hour hand disk 4 rotatably mounted between the base and yface 20 disks I and 2, said rotatable disks 3 and 4 having Itabs 3a, 4a, respectively projecting4 from their peripheries whereby the said disks may be readily adjusted.

The chart shown in Figs. 1-6 is designed to 25 feature eastern `standard time, Aand face disk 2 is provided with two arcuate s'eries of slots as hereinafter described whereby certain indicia on the two rotary disks 3 and 4, when properly adjusted with relation to each other and to the base, will 30 visibly denote the time for any particular loca-v tion or point on the globe with relation lto eastern standard time; and furthermore by means of contrasting colored fields, portions of which are visible through certain of the slots in the face 35 disk 2, under certain settings of the disks 3 and 4, the time at the particular location or point in v question will be visibly denoted as being of past, present, or future date with relation to eastern standard time.

Base disk I, preferably of circular shape, may be made of celluloid, cardboard or `any other suitable material, and its periphery is marked on one side of its diameter with the figures 1 a. m. to 12 (noon), and on the other side of its diameter lwith the figures 1 p. m. to 12 (midnight), said figures being all equally spaced apart. The`figures 1 p. m; to 12 (midnight) denoting the night hours may be of .contrasting color (such as black) embracing the figures 12 (noon) to 12 (midnight) 55 i to denote evening from morning hours ofthe day.

At the center o! the upper face of base disk I is a raised lug lb (Fig. 2) which may be formed integral with the base or attached thereto in any desired manner, said lug forming a bearing upon which the rotary disks 3 and 4 are journa'led, said disks 3 and 4 being maintained upon the lug I b by the face disk 2 which is secured upon the upper face of the said lug. Suitable raised `stops Ic,

Id, are also provided on the upper tace of base disk I for the purpose hereinafter described.

The face disk 2 is iixedly mounted upon the upper face of the lug Ib in any desired mannen.

and its periphery lies within the twenty-four fign ures and the dark se1ni-circular line la displayed at the periphery of base disk I; and the outer portion of face disk 2 is divided by radial lines 2a into twentyfour equally spaced divisions forming twenty-four sectors corresponding respectively with the twenty-four numbers appearing upon the periphery of the base disk I opposite their related sectors as shown in Fig. 1. The sector 12 (midnight) at the top of the chart de notes the particular time Pone for which the chart was designed and in Fig. 1 this zone is marked EST, denoting eastern standard time.

Also in this sector are marked the names of the particular countries or portions thereof which are actually included in the eastern standard time zone. In each oi the remaining twenty-three sectors are similarly marked the names of their respective countries or portions thereof. However in place of, or included with the names of the countries, the names of the principal cities. radio stations, or the like might be also marked depending upon the particular use for which the chart is designed.

At the center of face disk 2 is a circular field, the periphery of which is also marked with twenty-four divisions, and preferably the twelve divisions 2b to the left of the EST sector are colcred black denoting p. m. Notations such as Black figures p. m.; and East may also be displayed in connection with the twelve divisions 2b. The remaining twelve divisions 2c may be left colored red to agree with the coloring of the gures 1 a. m. to 12 (noon) ot the base disk which denote morning hours, and associated therewith may be displayed the notations Red figures a. mf and West". Preferably the notation Eastern time zone is also prominently displayed at the top of the central iield to denote that the particular chart was designed for this time zone; and also within the central iield may be displayed a blue (or other) colored figure 2d `and associatedr therewith the notation Future date";. also a brown (or other) colored'figure 2e asso-4 elated with the notation Past date".

The sector "EST" denoting 12 (midnight) on the tace disk 2 is solid, but the sectors extending in anr anti-clockwise direction around the face disk from the sector 11 p. m. to the sector 7 a. m. for Wrangle Islands, and eastern Siberia, which sector also includes the international date line. are each provided, with substantially rectangular slots 2f having their inner and outer edges disposed on common pitch circles for iorming an arcuate series of slots, thin spoke portions separating the slots 2f between the respective sectors in Fig, 3 as shown. Preferably, on the face disk 2 is an arrow 2g pointing to this particular international date line sector (7 a. m.) and associated with the arrow is the notation International line-twenty-Iour hours adv base disk I.

Vance in time". The remaining sectors from 6 a. m. to 1 a. m. inclusive, extending from the international date line sector 'l a. rn. to midnight are likewise provided with substantially rectangular slots 2h, but their inner and outer edges are disposed on pitch circles o! slightly less diameter than the corresponding pitch circles of the iirst mentioned slots 2f. The slots 2h form a second arcuate series of slots and it will be noted that the pitch circle of the outer ends oi Slots 2h cuts the first mentioned slots at about their midpoints so that the outer halves of the slots 2h are aligned with the inner halves of the first mentioned slots 2f for reasons hereinaiter set forth.

The hour hand disk 4 shown in Fig. 5 is ol smaller diameter than the face disk 2, and is provided with a tab la marked Hour hand which extends slightly beyond the periphery of normally rests beneath the EST" zone, i. e. the zone for which the chart was issued. At the center of disk 4 is a circular opening 4b adapted to rotatably engage `the raised circular lug I b on base i, and the hour hand disk may be readily rotated around the chart between base l and face disk 2. Disk 4 is provided with an annular field 4c concentric with opening 4h having an interior diameter equal to the inner pitch circle of the slots 2f and its outer diameter equal 'to the outer pitch circle of the slots 2h, whereby the portion ofthe field exposed through the slots 2f will iill the inner halves of the slots 2f, and the portion exposed through slots 2h. will fill the outer halves of slots 2h, as shown in Fig. l.- Field i 4c is divided into twenty-four divisions, the division opposite the tab Ila being marked 12 (midnight) or 12.01 a. m. The remaining divisions are lettered in a clockwise direction from 11 p. In. to 12 (noon) and from l2 (110011) to l a. m..as shown in Fig. 5.

Disk 4 is provided with an arcuate slot 4d ex `tending Ifrom the division marked l a. rn. in an anti-clockwise direction around to and terminating with the division marked 5 p. m." The outer edge of this slot is disposed on a pitch circle corresponding with the pitch circle for the outer ends of the rectangular slots 2j in the face disk 2. The inner edge of this slot however is disposed on the pitchcircle of the exterior diameter of the annular field 4c. Thus when the hour hand tab 4a underlies the l2 (midnight) sector EST as shown in Fig. 1, the

notations 1 a. m., 2 a. m., 3 a. m. up to 5 p. m.

will yrespectively appear at the inner ends of the rectangular slots 2f in the face disk 2 reading from the l1 p. In, sector of the base in an anti-clockwise direction around to the 7 a. m'.

` or international date line sector. These hours appear through the slots 2f denoting the hours in the particular locations corresponding with midnight in eastern standard time zone.

A second arcuate slot 4e is provided in disk 4 embracing the divisions 6 p. m. and 11 p. m. as shown in Fig. 5. The inner edge of slot 4e is Idisposed on a pitch circle equal to the pitch cir- The hour hand tab 4a oi disk 4 The slot ld terminates at the -1 a. m. division of the annular field 4c, and on the disk 'opposite the end of slot 4d, below the tab 4a., and directly above the 12 (midnight)\ division, is a rectangular iield 4g which is colored blue, and which is adapted to be displayed through the outer portions of slots 2 f for the purpose hereinafter described.

Between the hour hand disk 4 and base IY is the date 'line adjuster disk 3 (Fig. 4) having a tab 3a projecting somewhat beyond the periphery of the base disk i which tab is marked Date line adjustor. The disk3 is provided for the purpose of indicating by the use of contrasting colors whether or not the time denoted in any desired sector is past, present, or future, with respect to eastern standard time; and as an illustration I use the color blue to denote future date, white to denote present date, and brown to denote past date. The tab 3a. is adapted to be limited by the stops id, Ic on the base I to arcuate movement only within the limits of zone '7 a. m. containing the international date line and the zone for 12 (midnight). The date vline adjustor tab 3a. of disk 3 normally rests beneath the sector '1 a. m. of th'e base l to which the international date line arrow 2g points, but this tab 3a is always carried along `with the hour hand tab 4a when'the latter passes over same within lthe limits of the sectors 7 a. m. and 12 midnight.

At the center of-disk 3 is a circular opening 3b adapted to rotatably engage the raised central lug Ib on base l whereby the disk 3 may rotate thereon. The periphery of disk 3 is preferably of the same diameter as the pitch circle for the outer ends of the slots 2f in the face disk 2; and as shown in Fig. 4 the periphery of disk 3 has a blue arcuate field 3c of substantially285u in. length extending from the tab 3a in an anticlockwise direction, said field being adaptedto be displayed through the outer portions of the slots 2f in certain positions orsettings of the disks 3 and 4. As shown in Figs. 2 and 2a. an

annular cover sheet ih of somewhat greater diameter than disk 3 is ksecured at its outer periphery upon the upper face of base I, the inner diameter of sheet ih being oflsame or slightly smaller .diameter than the inner diameter` of the blueileld 3c of disk 3 so as to normally cover saxr're as shown in Fig. 2. Tab 3a of disk 3 normally restsagainst stop lcso as to lie in the international date line sector (7 a. m.), and intthe cover sheet lh is a slit Ik (Figs. 2 and 2a) opposite the near end of the stop Ic through which the periphery of disk 3 passes from beneath to above the cover sheet lh, the tab 3a. always engaging the upper face of cover sheet Ih. When the tab 3a is in normal position shown in Fig. 2

` no portion of the blue neld 3c will be exposed and hence this color will not be visible through any of the slots 2f in the face disk due to the fact that the cover sheet Ih. hides the field 3c from view, but when the tab 3c is turned or shifted clockwise as indicated in Fig. 2a-,an arcuate band of bluewill be exposed,l which band `j will be visible through all the slots 2f, when both tabs 3a..'4a, have been rotated into the 12 (midnight) sector at the top of the chart. y

The blue iield 3c is of arcuate length slightly Imorevtlia'n suiiicient to embrace all the slots 2f when the arm 3a is in the 12 (midnight) sector;

and to facilitate assembly of parts, the peripheryv of disk 3 has a recess 3e between the trailing end of field 3c and the tab 3a. In order to'in'sert the disk 3 under the cover sheet it is merely necesare in normal position shown in Fig. 1.

sary to place the trailing end oiield 3cadja cent recess 3e) through slit Ik under the cover sheet Ih and then rotate the disk 3 in an anticlockwise direction around into the normal position shown in Fig. 2.

On the disk 3` is a second. arcuate colored field 3d to denote past date, said -field being prefer-` ably colored brown or other contrasting color, which color is displayed through the inner ends of the rectangular slots 2h for the sectors l a. m. to 6 a. m.'of the base disk I when theparts 'Ihe field 3d lies between the blue eld 3c and the center of disk 3 and extends from the tab 3a. around in an anti-clockwise direction' suciently to embrace the slots 2h of the face disk when the parts are in normal position.

'When the parts arein normal position, with the hour hand tab da overlying the 12 (midnight) sector of the base 'and the tab 3d overlying the international date line sector 7 a. m.,

it will be seen that .when it is midnight eastthe corresponding slot 2f the time is denoted as.

being of the same day; also that in Java it is 12 noon of the same day. r In the Ceylon vzone the time is 10 a.. m. of the same day, i. e., 10 hours ahead, while in the Bermudaz'one the time at 1 a. m. of the same day, or only one hour ahead. Bearing in mind that the above chart was prepared for eastern standard time and that the date line adjuster tab 3a'. normally rests beneath the 'Z a. m. zone of the chart, which zone includes the international date line and that tab 3a. may travel from that zone to 12 midnight only when said tab isearried along with the movement of the hour hand tab 4a, when the latter overtakes same moving in a clockwise di,- rection, the chart may be. operated as follows in determining time in different zones.

Assuming that the hour is- 4 a. m. EST and lthe time on the' Pacific coast is desired, move hour hand tab la clockwise to cover the 4 a. mi sector of the base as shown in Fig. 6. The hour appearing in the slot 2h for the Pacific coast time sector is 1 a. m., and since no color (blue or brown) appears in the Pacific coast 'time sector the time is denoted as being of the same day, i. e.

threelhours earlier. In Bermuda the time is 5 a. m. di the same dayg. In western Alaska the time is 10 p. m., but since the brown color appears in the slot 2h for such zone the time denoted is actually of the day before. In New Zealand however the time is 8 p. m. of the same day.

Again assuming that the hour is 3 p. m. E.VS. T. and the time in Greenland is desired, move the hour hand tab 4a to cover the 3 p. m. sector of.l lthe base, remembering to move the date line adjustor tab 3a along with tab la. lwhen the latter overtakes same as shown in Fig. '7. The time shown in the slot 2f for the Greenland sector is 5 -p. m. and since no color appears in the Greenland slot the time is denoted as being of the same day, or 2 hours later. However the time in the zone for India is denoted as 1 a. m. and since the color blue appears in the slot 2f for this zone the ing the next day.

All problems are completed on the hour, with the additional minutes, if any. added, when the hour for a particular country or radio station is found. For example if it is 1:40 a. m. ESTv and the time in the Philippine Islands is wanted,

' move the hour hand tab la to -cover 1 a. m. on

the time. The hour shown in the division which includes Philippines is 2 p. m. of the saine day. Then adding the odd 40 minutes to the above time will give the correct time ins the Philippine Islands as 2:40 p. m.

Fig. 7 show s a modification of the eastern time chart in which the twenty-four numbers (denoting hours), on the periphery of base I are omitted, and a rectangular opening Im is provided in the featured zone (E. S. T.) sector. In this modification instead of moving the tab la to cover cer-- tain hour notations on the periphery of the base, the tabs are manipulated until the desired hour a. m. or .p. m. appears through the opening lm, and the answer is read in the slot 2f or 2h corresponding with the zone of the location in question. Hence this chart (Fig. '7) may be used as followsz-Assume that the chart featured short wave radio stations, instead of countries andthe user is listening to EAQ" in Spain. During the program, mention is made of a Spanish broadcast to take place later in 'the day, say 8 p. m. To find the time to tune in, locate the zone division that includes Spain-turn the tabs la, 3a until 8 p. rn. appears in that division (Fig. 7), and the hour appearing through slot Im will be 3 p. m. of the same day. 'Thus where the time in a locality or country is known, and you wish to know what the time would be in E. S. T. it is only necessary to turn the tabs as usual, until the hour appeared under the division in which that locality or country is listed, and instead of looking under the tabs-la, 3a for the E. S. T." hour desired, it is only necessary to observe the hour in opening lm of the featured time zone' division.l

Again as s hown in Fig. 7, when it is 3 p. m. E. S. T., the time in England is 8 p. m. or 5 hours later, while in Khiva it is 12 (midnight) entering the next day, or 9 hours ahead. f

In Figs. 8-10 a modified chart is shown, designed for England. 'I'his modification involves a change in the international date line adjuster disk 3x, hour hand diskn la: and face disk 2z and base Ix. As will be seen (Fig. 8) the international date line sector for this chart is diametrical- 1y opposite the sector for England andhence `there are. thesame number o! slots 2h as there are slots 2f in the `tace disk 2. On the base, the stops Ic,`|d are disposed to limit movement of the date line adjustor tab 3a between the zones vfor 12 (noon) and 12 (midnight) 'Ihe hour hand disk 4a: is correspondingly modified and 4the slot 4d embraces only the divisions 1 a. m. around in an anti-clockwise direction to and including the 12 (noon) division; while slot Ale embraces the `divisions 11 p. m. around in aclockwise direction to and including the divisionli p. m. Also the date line adjustor disk 8x is correspondingly modified as shown in Fig. 9, the blue field 3c and browneld Id both extending from the tab la in an anti-clockwise direction on the same side o! the disk through'an arcuate length` of In this modification no cover sheet lh is needed on the base Ic'for the blue iield ,lc of disk 3x merely because as shown in Fig. 8 when the parts are in normal position all the slots lh display the brown colored eld Id and all the slots 2f display the white color ot the blank sideo! disk Ix. As

the tab la is rotated in clockwise direction around to meet the tab 3a the' brown colors disappear in sequence from the slots 2h so that when the tab 4a lies over the `11 a. m. sector no color brown (or blue) appears in any slot 2h (or 2f). When however tab 4a overlies `tab 3a the blue eld Ig oi' disk 41: will appear in the 12 (noon) zone, and continued movement of the superimposed tabs la, 3a around in a clockwise direction from the 12 (noon) sector to the 12 (midnight) sector will cause the blue colored field 3c to appear in sequence in the slots 2f for the sectors corresponding with the position with the tabs during such movement.

Hence when it is 12:01 a. m. in England, as shown by the setting of the tabs in Fig. 8, it is 1:01 a. rn. of the same day in Gerifnany, While it is 1l p. m. of the day before inIceland as indicated by the color brown appearing in lthe slot 2h for Iceland.

The charts may be readily modified `to feature any particular 'time zone, the information therefore being readily selected from a master chart or from zone maps; and the provision of the international date line adjuster disk 3 and 3a: and its influence on all time zones being the dominant feature nf my invention.

1. In a world time chart having a face disk divided into twenty-four time zones each containing related geographical notations, one of said zanescomprising the featured zone of the chart, and said disk having openings in the zones; and said chart having an hour hand disk movably inounted behind the face disk and having a field, portions of which are displayedthrough the opon- 2. In a chart as set forth in claim l, said means being movable with the said hour hand disk between the limits of the international date line zone and the featured zone.

3. In a chart as setforth in claim 1, said means comprising a date line adjuster disk rotatably mounted behind the hour hand disk, both said r disks having cooperating portions appearing in the openings with the annular iield to denote the change in relative dates asthe disks are rotated.

4. In a chart as set forth in claim 1, said means 'comprising a date line adjuster disk roatably mounted behind theihour hand disk, and both said 4disks having cooperating portions appearing in the openings with the annular field to denote by change of color displayed the change in relative dates as the disks are rotated.

5. In a chart as set forth in claim 1, said means comprising a date line adjuster disk rotatably 4mounted behind the hour hand disk and having colored ileld tportions cooperating with slots in the hour hand disk and registering with the openings in the face disk, the said color displayed changing according to the relative dates displayed through the openings by the annular field as the disks are rotated.

6. Ina. chart as -set forth in claim 1, the series or openings extendin in one direction from and including the international date line zone to the featured zone being disposed on a different pitch acca-921 circle than the. remaining series; and the hour .hand disk having arcuate slots therein embracing each series when the division 12 (midnight) of its annular field is inthe featured zone; and said means comprising a date line adjustor disk rotatably mounted behind the hour hand disk and having a colored arcuate field denoting past time adapted to be visible through one of the arcuate slots and through the related openings when the l2 (midnight) division of the annular field is in the featured zone; said date line ad- 'justor disk having a second arcuate field Yof contrasting color denoting future time adapted to be visible through the other arcuate slot and through the related openings inanother position of the disks, and means for maintaining a third colored field denoting present time visible through the latter mentioned slot and openings from the date line adjuster zone around in one direction to the featured zone until the date .line adjustor disk has been shifted in said direction..

7. In a chart as set forth in claim 1,' the series of openings extending in one direction from and including the international date line zone to the .featured zone being disposed on adiiferent pitch circle than the remaining series; and the hour hand disk having arcuate slots therein embrac'- ing each series when. the division 12 (midnight) of its annular field is`in the featured zone; and said means comprising a date line adjuster disk rotatably mounted behind the hour hand disk and having a tab normally disposed in the international date line zone, and having a colored arcuate field denoting past time adapted to be visible ing each series when the diskis in normal-posid through the arcuate slot and through the related openings "from the international date-line zone around in an anti-clockwise ldirection to the featured zone when the 12 (midnight). division of the hour hand disk is displayed in the featured zone and when the tab is in normal position; said date line adjustordisk having. a .second colored arcuatefleld of. contrasting color denoting future time adapted to be displayed through the other 'arcuate slot and through the related openings when the 12 (midnight) division of the 'hour hand diskvis rotated in a clockwise direction to overtake the international date line sector and the two disks have been simultaneously moved from the date line sector in said same directionv around to the featured zone; and means for maintainingA a third colored field denoting' present time visible through the latter slot and openings from `the vdate line zone` around ina v clockwise direction to the featured zone while the tab is in normal position.

8. In a .chart as set forthin claim 1, the series of openings extending in one direction from and including the international .date line zone to the featured zone being disposed on a larger pitch circle than. the remaining series; and the hour hand disk having arcuate slots therein embraction with the division 12 (midnight). in the fea- A'tured zone; and saidmeans comprising a date line adjustor disk rotatably mounted behind the hour hand disk and having a tab normally disposed in the international date line zone, and having -a colored arcuate field denoting past time adapted to be visible .through the-arcuate opening and through the related openings from the international datelne-zone aroundjn an anticlockwise direction to the featured zone when the hour hand disk and the tab are in normal positions; said date line adjustor disk having a second colored arcuate field of contrasting color denoting future time adapted to be displayed through the other arcuate slot and through the related openings when the hour hand disk has been rotated to overtake thetab moving in a clockwise direction and when the two disks have been simultaneously J moved from the date line zone in said saineI directhe dateline zone around in a clockwise direction'V to the featured zone while the tab is in normal position. i

9. A world time chart, comprising a member having a circular eld divided into twenty-four time zones each containing related Vgeograplfiical notations, one of the zones constituting the fea- .tured zone for which the particular chart was designed; said member having two arcuate series of openings in the zones respectively extending in .opposite directions from the featured zone to the zone containing the international date line;

said series being disposed on different pitch circles with portions of the openings of both series overlapping; a sheet rotatably. mounted with respect to the member and having an annular field,y portions of which aievisible through part of each opening of each series; said iieldhaving twentyfoun divisions denoting in succession the lhoursof the day and night; and having two arcuate slots therein adapted in one position to embrace the remaining parts of each series of openings; and

aA second sheet rotatably mounted below the first sheet and having arcuate fields of contrasting colors lthereon denoting past, present and future date respectively adapted to be displayed through the slots of the first sheet, the colors displayed automatically changing in accordance with the relative dates as the first sheet is rotated from y the featured zone to the international date line zone, and as both sheets are simultaneously rotated fromlthe international date line zone around to the featured zone.

10.'In a chart -as set forth'in'clalm 9, a na-se' below the second sheet and secured to said mem- 1 ber; the periphery of the base extending beyond the member and bearing indicia opposite thel time zones denoting respectively the twenty-four hours of the vday-and night.

11.1n a chart. as set forth m claim e, a base' v `having a Kcylindricalrraised lug .coaxial with the time zones, and said member being flxedly mounted on .the lug-and said first and second sheets having circular axial'openings therein re'- ceiving the lug, whereby the mounted on the base.

12. A world time chart, .comprising a member .having a circular field divided into twenty-four time zones each containing related geographical notations; one of the zones constituting the'featured" zone for which the particular chart was designed; said member having an arcuate series of openings in the respective Izones embracing the one adjacent the featured zone and the one which contains the international date line; said member having -a secondY arcuate series of openings em.- bracing ',all the .remaining-zones respectively sheetsare rotatably which when the sheet is in normal position embrace the remaining parts of each series of openings: and a second sheet rotatably mounted below the rst sheet and having a projection normally disposed in the international date line zone; said second sheet having arcuate fields of contrasting colors thereon denoting past, present and future date respectively adapted to be displayed through the slots of the ilrst sheet, the colors displayed automatically changing in accordance with the relative dates when the first mentioned projection is shifted from normal'position in a clockwise direction to overlie the second projection, and as the two projections are simultaneously shifted in the said direction from the international date line zone to the featured zone.

13. In a chart as set forth in claim 12, a base below the second sheet and secured to the said member; the periphery of the base extending beyond the member and bearing indicia opposite the time zones denoting respectively the twentyfour hours of the day and night; the'` hour 12 (midnight) being disposed opposite the featured zone.

14. In a chart as `set forth in claim 12, a base having a cylindrical raised lug coaxial with the time zones, and said member being rlxedly mounted on the lug; and said iirst and second sheets having circular axial openings therein receiving the lug, whereby the sheets are rotatably mounted thereon.

15. In a chart as set forth in claim 12, the pitch circle of the outer edges oi the openings of the second series bisecting the openings ofthe 'first series, and the annular field of the iirst sheet embracing the overlapping portionsoi the openings of both series. i

16. In a chart as set forth in claim 12, the colored arcuate 'iieid on the second sheet denoting past date extending from the tab of said sheet and embracing part of the openings of all the slots in the second series when the tab is in normal position, the second arcuate iield of contrasting color denoting future date extending from the tab and embracing part of the openings of all the slots in the first series as the tab is moved from normal position around into the featured zone.; and means for displaying the third colored field denoting present date in the openings of the first series until the second tab has shifted from normal position.

17. In a chart as set forth in claim 12, the colored arcuate eld on the second sheet denoting past date extending from the tab of said sheet and embracingpart of `the Iopenings of all the slots in the second series when the 'tab is in normal position, the second arcuate field of contrasting color denoting future date extending from the tab and embracing part of the openings of all the slots in the first series as the tab is moved from normal position into the featured zone; and a fixed annular cover sheet on the member disposed over the second colored field of the second sheet, said cover sheet having a slit therein opposite the international date line sector through which the marginal portion of the second sheet passes from a position beneath to a positionV above the cover sheet, whereby the second colored iield of the second sheet is prevented from appearing in the openings of the iirst series until the second tab has shifted from normal position. A

18. In a chart as set forth in claim 12, said first sheet having a colored field thereon denoting future date disposed below the tab and above the 12 (midnight) division of the annular field, and adapted to be displayed through the :i1-st mentioned series of slots as the first tab is moved from the international date line zone around to the featured zone, said field .forming the advancing end of the correspondingly colored field of the second sheet.

19. In a chart as set forth in claim 12, lthe featured zone of the member having a slot therein displaying the4 annular field of the said sheet.

20. In a` chart as set forth in claim 12, means for limiting the second tab to movement in aA clockwise direction from the international date line sector around to the featured zone.

'GEORGE EDWIN MURPHY. 

